Munir Akkaya
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
Publications
76
Citations
1,955
Est. group size
~2
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
17
Publishing since 2009
Munir Akkaya's research focuses on how B cells (a type of immune cell that produces antibodies) become activated, make metabolic decisions, and form protective memory against infections, with a particular emphasis on malaria and vaccine-related immune responses. The work combines cellular immunology techniques, such as imaging of mitochondria in immune cells, with studies of host-pathogen interactions using mouse models of malaria. This research could interest students curious about immune cell signaling, metabolism, and infectious disease immunology.
Publication output peaked around 2018-2019, declined through 2021-2022, and has since risen again by 2023 and 2025, suggesting a fluctuating rather than steadily growing pace.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- In the activation of HPV-specific human B cells HPV-VLP vaccines mimic membrane-associated antigens
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2025
- The interplay between PLC gamma 2 and PI3K pathways determines the fate of an activated B cell 4183
The Journal of Immunology · 2025
- Contributions of Diet and Age to Ulcerative Dermatitis in Female C57BL/6J Mice
Comparative Medicine · 2023
- Analysis of Mitochondrial Performance in Lymphocytes Using Fluorescent Lifetime Imaging Microscopy
Methods in molecular biology · 2022
- The Metabolic Clock Model of B Cell Activation and Differentiation
Immunometabolism · 2021
- High-Resolution Multicolor Imaging of Mitochondria in Lymphocytes
Methods in molecular biology · 2021
- Testing the impact of a single nucleotide polymorphism in a Plasmodium berghei ApiAP2 transcription factor on experimental cerebral malaria in mice
Scientific Reports · 2020
- A single-nucleotide polymorphism in a <i>Plasmodium berghei</i> ApiAP2 transcription factor alters the development of host immunity
Science Advances · 2020
- Review for "Measuring single‐cell protein secretion in immunology –Technologies, advances and applications"
2020
- A single-nucleotide polymorphism in a Plasmodium berghei ApiAP2 transcription factor alters the development of host immunity
University of Chicago · 2020
- A single-nucleotide polymorphism in a Plasmodium berghei ApiAP2 transcription factor alters the development of host immunity
University of Chicago · 2020
- B cell memory: building two walls of protection against pathogens
Nature reviews. Immunology · 2019
- B cell signaling in context
Nature Immunology · 2019
- Characterization of a novel <i>Plasmodium</i> Virulence Factor
The Journal of Immunology · 2019
- From zero to sixty and back to zero again: the metabolic life of B cells
Current Opinion in Immunology · 2018
- The Journal of Immunology×31
- Nature Immunology×4
- eLife×4
- Research Square×3
- Journal of Visualized Experiments×2
- Billur Akkaya
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
- J. H. Xie
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
- Jason M. Zimmerer
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
- Amy E. Lovett‐Racke
Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University
- G. E. Moore
Immunology and Microbiology · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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